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• Greek bailout vote puts Syriza party rebellion to the test
• Blasts kill at least 29 in Nigerian city of Gombe
• Car bomb kills 20 in Baghdad Shi'ite district
• At least 15 dead in Egypt after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry
• Pentagon chief tells Saudi Arabia: Iran threat is shared concern
• Iran pushes nuclear deal as U.S. lawmaker aims to stop it
• Kiwi DNA study reveals bird lost color vision
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• White House finalizing plan to close Guantanamo prison
• Pocock, Holmes return among 7 changes to Australia's XV
• Support for Cyprus reunification 'encouraging': UN adviser
• Feds: 2 men traveled to Philippines for murder-for-hire plot
• Greece tackles final reform hurdle before new bailout talks
• Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS after delay
• Medalist Megan Khang advances in US Girls' Junior
• Tsipras urges Greek parliament to back crucial bailout bill
• Mardy Fish says US Open to be last tournament of career
• Groth beats Pella in 3 sets in 1st round of Claro Open
• Picture of Tennessee shooting emerges: 3-5 minutes of terror
• Republican lawmakers challenge Obama on Iran nuclear deal
• UN official resigns amid scandal over handling of sex abuse report
• 13 killed in Nile boat accident
• Striking miners clash with police in Bolivia's capital
• Shell gets permits for limited oil drilling in Arctic waters
• Grenade explodes at circus in Peru, wounding 11 people
• 15 drowned when boats collided on the Nile in Egypt
• Greek PM promises will not allow foreclosure of primary homes
• US seizes sub-like vessel with 8+ tons of cocaine aboard
• Woman who died in US jail victim of officer's 'ego': family
• Republican contenders scrambling to adjust to 'Trumpism'
• Raptors, Magic to play in London in January
• 50+ dead in Cameroon, Nigeria as Buhari warns US over Boko Haram
• Hilton closes Puerto Rico hotel casino amid economic crisis
• Iraqi officials say Baghdad market bombings kill 26 people
• Canadian dollar hits 10-year low; pound up on bullish BOE
• Obama tries another push to close Guantanamo Bay prison
• Scientists create low-methane rice
• Gambian leader grants pardons but coup plotters remain on death row
• U.S. says Shell is not yet allowed to drill in Arctic oil zone

Greek bailout vote puts Syriza party rebellion to the test Posted: 22 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT By Costas Pitas and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought on Wednesday to contain a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party ahead of a vote on a second package of reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal. The bill lawmakers will vote on late on Wednesday covers rules for dealing with failed banks and speeding up the justice system - two more conditions set by the euro zone and IMF to open negotiations on an 86 billion euro rescue loan.

Blasts kill at least 29 in Nigerian city of Gombe Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:11 PM PDT By Ardo Abdallah BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday evening, a Red Cross official said. There was no immediate claim for the bombings but they bore the hallmarks of Islamist jihadi group Boko Haram. Umaru Sani, a shopkeeper, said a second bomb went off at Nasarawo junction near the same bus station, where people were selling vegetables.

Car bomb kills 20 in Baghdad Shi'ite district Posted: 22 Jul 2015 12:44 PM PDT A further 48 people were wounded by the blast in the Shurta neighborhood of southwestern Baghdad. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Islamic State militants who control large parts of northern and western Iraq often target Shi'ites whom they denounce as "rejectionists". A massive blast that killed more than 100 people less than a week ago in the town of Khan Bani Saad was claimed by Islamic State.

At least 15 dead in Egypt after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry Posted: 22 Jul 2015 02:54 PM PDT At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement. The collision occurred on the Nile near Giza, across the river from Cairo, the ministry statement said.

Pentagon chief tells Saudi Arabia: Iran threat is shared concern Posted: 22 Jul 2015 12:03 PM PDT By Phil Stewart JEDDAH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said after talks in Saudi Arabia that Iran's "potential for aggression" was a shared concern as he moved to bolster defense ties with Riyadh following a nuclear agreement with its arch-foe. The conservative, mainly Sunni Muslim kingdom is engaged in a contest for power with Shi'ite Iran stretching across the region. Since Salman became king in January, he has tried to build a Sunni coalition against Iran's regional allies, boosting support for rebels against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and waging war against Yemen's Houthi militia.

Iran pushes nuclear deal as U.S. lawmaker aims to stop it Posted: 22 Jul 2015 10:13 AM PDT By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri and Richard Cowan DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's pragmatist government tried on Wednesday to sell its nuclear agreement with world powers to hardliners at home, just as a U.S. Congressional leader promised to do "everything possible" to sink the deal. With both Tehran and Washington facing stiff opposition to the accord, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Saudi Arabia in the hope of reassuring leaders there who fear their arch-rival Iran will make major mischief in the region. Last week's agreement was a big success for both U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Kiwi DNA study reveals bird lost color vision Posted: 22 Jul 2015 05:02 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of the brown kiwi for the first time, revealing that the shy, flightless bird likely lost its ability to see colors after it became nocturnal tens of millions of years ago.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 22 Jul 2015 05:02 PM PDT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Eruptions of ash at five volcanoes shrouded the skies over parts of the Indonesian archipelago Wednesday, forcing three airports to close. Mount Raung on Java island blasted ash and debris up to 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) into the air after rumbling for several weeks, government volcanologist Surono said.

White House finalizing plan to close Guantanamo prison Posted: 22 Jul 2015 05:14 PM PDT The White House is in the "final stages" of a plan to close the contentious Guantanamo Bay detention facility and submit it for review by lawmakers, spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday. President Barack Obama made the closure of the controversial offshore prison a priority when he took office in 2009, but the plan has faced numerous setbacks, including Congress blocking the transfer of detainees to US prisons. "The administration is in fact in the final stages of drafting a plan to safely and responsibly (close) the prison at Guantanamo Bay and to present that to Congress," Earnest said.

Pocock, Holmes return among 7 changes to Australia's XV Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:52 PM PDT MENDOZA, Argentina (AP) — David Pocock has been recalled at openside flanker and Greg Holmes earned his first starting cap in eight years as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika made seven changes to the lineup for the Rugby Championship test against Argentina.

Support for Cyprus reunification 'encouraging': UN adviser Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:52 PM PDT UN Security Council backing for the reunification of Cyprus is "encouraging," though no timetable is in the cards, the United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus said Wednesday. "All (15 Council members) were very encouraging for the work of the two leaders, and recognized the efforts they are making by thinking about the big picture instead of insisting on minor details," said Espen Barth Eide, the Norwegian adviser on Cyprus to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Long-stalled UN-brokered peace -- in what is seen as the best chance in years to reunify Cyprus after four decades of division -- were launched on May 15.

Feds: 2 men traveled to Philippines for murder-for-hire plot Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:48 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two North Carolina men were arrested Wednesday on charges that they carried out a contract killing, allegedly leaving a woman dead on a garbage pile in the Philippines before each collected a portion of their $35,000 fee.

Greece tackles final reform hurdle before new bailout talks Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:43 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers held a whirlwind debate into the early hours Thursday on further reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a third multi-billion-euro bailout, with attention focusing on government rebels who oppose the measures.

Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS after delay Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:43 PM PDT Three astronauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched towards the International Space Station on Thursday after a two-month delay caused by a Russian rocket failure. The spacecraft blasted off on schedule from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in the barren Kazakh steppe at 2102 GMT, carrying cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, US astronaut Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui of Japan.

Medalist Megan Khang advances in US Girls' Junior Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:31 PM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Stroke-play medalist Megan Khang beat Shannon Brooks 1 up Wednesday in the first round of match play in the U.S. Girls' Junior.

Tsipras urges Greek parliament to back crucial bailout bill Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:30 PM PDT Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged lawmakers in the early hours of Thursday to vote through reforms that must pass if Greece is to unlock a huge international bailout, saying the country must confront "new realities". The vote poses a fresh challenge to Tsipras' authority, after he suffered a major rebellion by MPs in his leftist party Syriza last week during a first vote on tough reforms demanded by Athens' international creditors. Tsipras had to rely on opposition MPs to pass the first bill, which approved sweeping changes to debt-crippled Greece's taxes, pensions and labour rules -- key conditions for opening talks on a bailout worth up to 86 billion euros ($93 billion) over three years.

Mardy Fish says US Open to be last tournament of career Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:27 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Former top-10 player Mardy Fish says the U.S. Open will be the last tennis tournament of his career.

Groth beats Pella in 3 sets in 1st round of Claro Open Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:19 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Sam Groth of Australia served 26 aces to beat Argentina's Guido Pella 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 on Wednesday and advance to the round of 16 of the Claro Open.

Picture of Tennessee shooting emerges: 3-5 minutes of terror Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:07 PM PDT CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Twenty Marines and two Navy corpsmen were in the middle of an otherwise mundane task, just checking their equipment after a training mission, when the silver Mustang convertible came barreling through the gates of the reserve center on the banks of the Tennessee River.

Republican lawmakers challenge Obama on Iran nuclear deal Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Backed by Israel, Republicans on Wednesday forcefully challenged President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran as the White House dispatched a Cabinet-level lobbying team to build support for the agreement to ease sanctions in exchange for concessions on the Islamic nation's nuclear program.

UN official resigns amid scandal over handling of sex abuse report Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT A top UN official who was allegedly informed of a sex abuse scandal before it became public is resigning, a spokeswoman for the United Nations said Wednesday. Flavia Pansieri, the number two at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva is stepping down for health reasons, UN spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci said.

13 killed in Nile boat accident Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT Thirteen people, including two children, died when their ferry collided with a cargo boat in the Nile river north of Cairo on Wednesday, security and hospital sources said. More than 25 people were on board the river ferry when the accident occurred. There were many children on the boat, they added.

Striking miners clash with police in Bolivia's capital Posted: 22 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Hundreds of miners from a strike-paralyzed city in Bolivia's highlands battled police in the capital Wednesday, and authorities said 44 people were arrested and one officer was injured.

Shell gets permits for limited oil drilling in Arctic waters Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Obama administration has given Royal Dutch Shell PLC approval to begin limited exploratory oil drilling off Alaska's northwest coast.

Grenade explodes at circus in Peru, wounding 11 people Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:38 PM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian authorities say someone exploded a grenade at a circus performance and the blast wounded 11 people, including clowns and members of the public.

15 drowned when boats collided on the Nile in Egypt Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:34 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Interior ministry says at least 15 civilians have drowned when a passenger boat traveling down the Nile near Cairo collided with a scow, causing the boat to capsize.

Greek PM promises will not allow foreclosure of primary homes Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:33 PM PDT Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday pledged his government would never allow banks to seize the primary residences of Greeks as parliament prepared to vote on a bill that toughens rules on foreclosures. "There will be no foreclosures of primary homes," Tsipras said in a speech to parliament ahead of the vote on the second package of reforms required to seal a bailout agreement. Tsipras reiterated that his government was forced into making a difficult choice of accepting tough reforms at the threat of a Greek euro exit, which he said remained on the mind of some of the country's partners.

US seizes sub-like vessel with 8+ tons of cocaine aboard Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:32 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — U.S. authorities have seized a submarine-like vessel loaded with more than eight tons of cocaine off the coast of El Salvador.

Woman who died in US jail victim of officer's 'ego': family Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:28 PM PDT A black woman who died in a Texas jail under suspicious circumstances was there only because she hurt the "ego" of an overzealous police officer, her family alleged Wednesday. Sandra Bland, 28, was found hanged in her jail cell three days after being pulled over for failing to signal a lane change and getting into an argument with a state trooper.

Republican contenders scrambling to adjust to 'Trumpism' Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:16 PM PDT AIKEN, South Carolina (AP) — Donald Trump is on his way to the Mexican border, the latest event in a presidential campaign some of his Republican rivals would like to dismiss as a sideshow — a "carnival act," as one puts it. But the billionaire developer and reality TV host has been stealing their thunder for days and left them scrambling to adjust to a race dominated by a bombastic longshot.

Raptors, Magic to play in London in January Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:14 PM PDT The NBA will play its sixth regular-season game in London next January 14 when the Toronto Raptors face the Orlando Magic at the O2 Arena, the league announced Wednesday. The Raptors played back-to-back games in London in 2011, marking the first NBA regular-season contests played in Europe, while the Magic first visited London in 1993 for two pre-season games.

50+ dead in Cameroon, Nigeria as Buhari warns US over Boko Haram Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:14 PM PDT Suspected Boko Haram attacks left more than 50 people dead on Wednesday, after Nigeria's president warned the United States that its policy was hitting the fight against Boko Haram. Twin suicide attacks in Maroua, northern Cameroon, killed at least 11, while some 42 lost their lives in a series of blasts at two bus stations in Gombe, northeast Nigeria.

Hilton closes Puerto Rico hotel casino amid economic crisis Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:13 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico's biggest and best known casinos closed Wednesday after 40 years of operation in another blow to the U.S. territory's struggling economy.

Iraqi officials say Baghdad market bombings kill 26 people Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:06 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of car bombs exploded Wednesday at crowded popular markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding 58, authorities said.

Canadian dollar hits 10-year low; pound up on bullish BOE Posted: 22 Jul 2015 03:02 PM PDT The Canadian dollar hit a 10-year low against the US greenback Wednesday on weaker growth prospects and the Bank of Canada's interest rate cut last week. Archer said the BoE could move before the end of the year.

Obama tries another push to close Guantanamo Bay prison Posted: 22 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is close to bringing Congress another plan for closing the prison for terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a campaign pledge that President Barack Obama hasn't given up on, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Scientists create low-methane rice Posted: 22 Jul 2015 02:48 PM PDT Scientists said Wednesday they had created a rice variety with starchier grains that emits less methane, a step towards the twin goals of feeding more people and curbing global warming. The cultivation of rice, a staple starch for billions of people, is also mankind's major emitter of methane, a potent climate-altering gas. This means a high risk for the planet as rice cultivation expands to feed a growing population, said the paper, published in the journal Nature.

Gambian leader grants pardons but coup plotters remain on death row Posted: 22 Jul 2015 02:45 PM PDT Gambian President Yahya Jammeh pardoned several death-row inmates on Wednesday, the 21st anniversary of his arrival to power, but notably excluded those accused of launching a failed coup in December. In March, three soldiers were sentenced to death and three others given life sentences by a military tribunal over the abortive coup, according to military sources and the rights group Amnesty International. Jammeh has ruled the thin sliver of a country that straddles the River Gambia in west Africa with an iron fist since seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1994.

U.S. says Shell is not yet allowed to drill in Arctic oil zone Posted: 22 Jul 2015 02:45 PM PDT By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday granted Royal Dutch Shell two final permits to explore for crude in the Arctic this summer, but said the company cannot drill into the oil zone until required emergency equipment arrives in the region. Shell discovered weeks ago that the Fennica icebreaker that holds the required equipment, called a capping stack, had a three-foot (1-meter) gash in it.

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